Which of the following are basic elements of a programming language?

Assignment, Loop and Procedure call

Authentication performs what task?

Checks to see if the user is who they claim to be.

Which of the following is not an attribute of algorithms

Use variables in place of specific numbers

Which of the following are characteristics of an algorithm?

Precision, Finiteness and Speed.

Which of the following is CORRECT when storing analogue sourced data on a digital computer?

Analogue converted to binary as approx representation source

In the context of information security, which of the follow BEST describes social engineering

Type of confidence trick tried against users of application

What would be the MAIN benefit for using more descriptive variable names?

The code would be easier to maintain.

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1
To SORT high scores by number of points in descending order which sort algorithm is best
Merge
Bubble
Insertion
Binary
2
Which of the following are basic elements of a programming language?
Library, Loop and Procedure call
Assignment and Loop
Library and Loop
Assignment, Loop and Procedure call
3
Authentication performs what task?
Checks that the password is strong enough.
Allows the user to enter their identity
Checks to see what level of access a user is allowed.
Checks to see if the user is who they claim to be.
4
What is correct term to access record in sequential file sorted in date sequence
Binary search
Bubble chop
Split search
Bubble search
5
What are hardware independent and software independent designs called
Foundation
Agnostic
Logical
Physical
6
To identify that 2 or more processes are similar requires which form of computational thinking?
Abstraction.
Pattern recognition
Algorithm.
Decomposition.
7
What process is the programmer using in this example?
Pattern recognition
Abstraction.
Functional decomposition.
Recursion.
8
Which of the following can be directly understood by a computer without translation?
Assembly and High-level languages.
Machine and Assembly languages.
Machine languages only
Machine, Assembly and High-level languages.
9
Which of the following is not an attribute of algorithms
Are often written abstractly
Use variables in place of specific numbers
Can never be re-used
Provide precise sequence of steps to follow to solve problem
10
Which of the following are characteristics of an algorithm?
Precision, Finiteness and Selection
Precision, Selection and Speed.
Finiteness, Selection and Speed.
Precision, Finiteness and Speed.
11
Given a stack structure, what will be state of stack after performing the following operations?
Apple only.
Apple, Orange only.
Banana only.
Apple, Banana and Orange.
12
Which of the following is CORRECT when storing analogue sourced data on a digital computer?
The analogue data is stored and retrieved in analogue form.
Data stored both forms binary is exact representation source
Analogue converted to binary as exact representation source.
Analogue converted to binary as approx representation source
13
In the context of information security, which of the follow BEST describes social engineering
Develop applications that account for wider social concerns
The development of social networks and features
Type of confidence trick tried against users of application
A software development philosohy that emphasis teamwork
14
What is CORRECT term to describe data passed from one program/function to another?
Variable.
Structure.
Constant.
Parameter.
15
What would be the MAIN benefit for using more descriptive variable names?
The code would be more efficient to run.
The code would compile quicker
Variables should be declared in ascending numeric sequence
The code would be easier to maintain.

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